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Evolution MK-425C • MK-449C • MK-461C
Assigning RPN/NRPN To A Fader/Rotary Controller
Note: For a detailed description of RPN/NRPN data see section RPN/NRPN’s explained on page 8.
1.
Select the desired control as described earlier.
2.
Press “CONTROL ASSIGN” twice and while the display is flashing, enter controller 132 for RPN coarse, 133 for RPN fine,
134 for NRPN coarse or 135 for NRPN fine.
3.
Press “DATA MSB” twice to assign the number for the RPN/NRPN MSB.
4.
Press DATA LSB twice to assign the number for RPN/NRPN LSB.
5.
Press “CHANNEL ASSIGN” to assign the MIDI channel the message should be sent on.
You will find most data sheets for synths that make use of NRPN’s will give the MSB and LSB values that you should enter into DATA
MSB and DATA LSB banks (also see Appendix F). However, some manuals may only give the hex values.
The MK-425C/449C/461C requires you to enter the decimal value. You can easily convert hexadecimal values to decimal using the
windows calculator. Simply select Scientific mode, select hex and enter the hexadecimal value you need to convert.
Press the Dec button to convert it to a decimal value.
Alternatively, use the look up table in Appendix C.
Assigning A Note To A Button
The following shows how to set a button to transmit a note on when pressed, and a note off when released.
1.
Press “CONTROL SELECT” and press the “0” button.
2.
Press “CONTROL ASSIGN” and enter ‘147’ this is the MIDI cc number that corresponds to Note on/off mode, as shown
in Appendix B.
3.
Press “DATA MSB” twice and enter a value of ‘100’. This means when you press the button, a Note on message will be sent
out with a velocity of 100.
4.
Press “DATA LSB” twice, and enter a value of ‘000’. This means when you release the button, a Note off message will be sent
out.
5.
Press the “PROGRAM” button twice and enter ‘064’. This will mean you are sending out MIDI note 64 or E4, each time you
press the button. The MIDI note numbers are given in Appendix D.
This button mode has many uses. You can play a conventional sound on the keyboard while triggering samples and effects on
different MIDI channels from the buttons. You could even trigger video clips or a lighting rig.
Note: When you press the button in note mode, the LCD display will briefly show the note velocity.
About SysEx Messages & Device ID
When transmitting SysEx messages, the individual control channel number does not define a transmit channel, but a device ID. This is made clear since
when you press the CHANNEL button, the Channel symbol will not be shown and there is no ’c’ in the 3 digit display.
Device ID’s range between 00 – 127. In most cases, you should set the device ID as 127. 127 means the SysEx message will be received by all devices.
Please note that the device ID for a Sys Ex message assigned to a controller can not be changed using the Device ID buttons. These buttons are used for varying
the global device ID of the MK-425C/449C/461C.
Non-Volatile Memory
The MK-425C/449C/461C uses non-volatile memory so that you can continue where you left off even after powering down and restarting. The current
controller and channel assignments are stored whether you have stored your setup to a memory locations or not. Also stored is Draw Bar mode (on/off),
DATA LSB and DATA MSB data, global channel setting and last used memory preset.
